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Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
PRESS ON.
BAYARp TAYLOR.

Press on ! surmotlnt the rocky Steps,
Climb boldly DER the torrents arch;
He fails alone who fcebly creeps,
He wins who darcs the hero's march.
BE thou herol Let thy might
Tramp on eternal SHOWS its way
And, through the ebon walls Of night,
Hew down passage unto day.
Press on l If once and twice thy feet
slip back and stumble, harder try;
From him who never breads 10 meet
Danger and death, they're sure TO fly.
To coward ranks the bullet speeds,
While on their breasts who never quail
Cleans, guardian Of chivalric deeds,
Bright courage, Ikea coat Of mail.
Press onl IL fortune play thee false
To-day, tomorrow she'll be true;
Whom now she sinks, she now cxalts-
Taking old gifts and granting new,
The wisdom Of the present hour
Makes up for follies past and gone;
To weakness strength succeeds, and power
From frailty springs-Prcss on Press on
Therefore, press on and reach the goal,
And gain the prize, and wear the crownl
Faint not for TO the steadfast soul
Come wealth, and honor, and renown.
To thine own self be true, and keep
Thy mind from sloth, thy heart from soil
Press on! and thou shalt surely reap
A heavenly harvest for thy toll.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
THE B. AND Q.

Is still, howeuer, the only line running
Limited Express trains, without extra
charge, from the Great Rivers and
Lakes Of the West ouer the Alleghanies
to the Sea. In fact, it is THE ONLY
LINE in the country running limited
fast trains anywhere upon Which the
rule is strictly adhered to Of not max
ing an extra money rate for fast time.
On the B. O. o. the best that modern
railroad progress can attain is giuen
for the regular fare, and no thought Of
adding fancy figures. IL is the only
line between the East and the West uia
Washington, and the only line passing
through che National Capital en- route.
til the only line through The historic
and tamously beautiful Valley Of the
Potomac, with Harper's Ferry en- route,
and weu indeed is IL named
PICTURESQUE B. & 0.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

who die amid mystery in the streets and
public houses and institutions have been
exposed in our morgue,whose doors were
open day and night. Latterly this funereal
institution had become copy Of those
where the dead of Paris and London are
collected-a bare room fitted with table,
like slabs of marble on which the dead
rested beneath a gentle spray of cold
water, whose limped clatter added an
other element of impressive ghastliness
to the place--a damp and chilling feeling
clothed with silence that the trickling
of the water emphasized and made the
more apparent. The nondescript hu-
manity that rested thus was covered so
as to leave only the faces exposed, linen
sheets being employed for the purpose,
while the clothing and contents of the
pockets were heaped on the foot of each
slab to aid in identifying their former
possessors. This was all copied from
the European plan based on the idea
that the surest means of identifying the
unfortunate was to expose them to the
public. Unless I am very much mis-
taken, this custom still obtains in Lon
don, Paris, Berlin and the other capitals.
But in New York our idle folks and
sightseeing neighbors will ever more
remain deprived of this most awful and
horrible of the sights of the metropolis.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

of this conscientious people. The so.
ciety does not undertake burials where
there is nothing but conjecture to ally
the body with their race, but almost
always it happens that wealthy Hebrews
see the death notice OF hear of the case
and recompense the society for perform
ing this rite. The large Hebrew insti-
tutions, their hospitals, homes and asy-
lums, all bury their dead. This is not
especially wonderful or praiseworthy, say
you. Well, perhaps not; but it is not
done by any Christian corporation of
those sects in the city. Only the He
breWs do it. JULIAN RALPH.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
AMare WIth a Wooden Lee.

A fine blooded brood mare, the property of
Charles H. Barnard, living near Northbrook,
some time ago broke her fore leg DR.; Huide-
University of Pennsylvania, was called in
and he amputated the broken limb. As
soon as the stump was healed the
surgeon fitted an artificial leg to the mare,
and she is being instructed in its use. The
leg is taken off at night SO that she can lie
down, and it is kept on for few hours each
day. DIR. Huidekoper thinks the animal will
soon use the artificial limb with ease West
Chester (Pa.) Special
The story of long fasting is admitted to
the columns of the Herald Of Health, which
states that woman in the village of Ser
rata, near Porto Maurice, has taken no food
for twenty-seven years, having subsisted for
that time entirely upon water NV
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

The Vedder liquor tax bill, which II being
pushed forward In the New York Legislature
as the next best thing to the vetoed high
license bill, meets Governor Hills objections
to special legislation as IL applies to the
whole State. The bill provides for taxes
upon saloons of the first class Of $500 in cities
OF more than 10000 population, Of $500 in
cities Of from 100000 to 10000 population,
Of sl5o in cities y, Of from Ooo2 to loo ZOO and
prescribed for saloons of other classes, and
he rate for places where malt liquors only
are sold ranges from SEQ TO $50, according 10
nnniilafinn.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
YOUNG AND OLD.
When all the world is young, lad,

When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green, @%.#
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass queen,
Then fly for boot and horse, lad, 49,.
And round the world away;
Your love must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day.
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown,
And the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down,
Creep home and take your place there,
The spent and MANNED among
God grant you find face there 4
You loved when you were young.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
BALTIMORE AND OHIO

With It's half-century's record Of
ABSOLUTE IMPARTIALITY, It's
unparalleled achievements I'm ADJ
VANCING THE STANDARD OF
AMERICAN RAILROADS and Its
UNQUESTIONED ATTITUDE as
regards the demands Of the travel
Ing public has beyond dispute long
stood at the very head In popular
estimation. .,,',
II Is not altogether improbable
that, In view Of the financial sue
cess achieved under the steadily
maintained
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
LIBERAL POLICY OF THE B. & O.,

Our National Legislators, In enact
ing the Interstate Commerce Law,
were aiming to impress this OBJ
ject lesson upon the attention of
other railway managers and teach
them that the way to prosperity
and public favor was through the
hope Of reaching the standard of
the sterling old company, which
has so long led the way and merits
the proud distinction of being des-
ignated as THE MODEL LINE.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
neIiciansIx Frank.

English Tourist Jaw, yaas, I acknowl-
edge the beauty of American women, but
you all lack tact, don't We knows'
American Grip ssibly." Jaw, yaas;
you have not the finesse of European
ladies', don't you known" "Haye you
noticed such a lack in mer" "Aw, yaas. !"
"Then must confess myself beaten. I
thought | was acting as If enjoyed my
lf.-NeD York Mercury.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

" Neoh W hhV ioahaiucf ~E1<
where the stage stopped
TO change horses and give the. passengers a
chance TO eat on their semi-weekly trips
each way. On reaching the house did not
stop, but kept on my way for short distance
until saw that the men behind me did the
something, when wheeled my horse around
and cantered back TO the house; the men
behind me seemed somewhat surprised, and
after a few seconds hesitation turned back 10
the house. Just as I hitched my horse 10
one of the posts on the veranda one
Of the most Misunderstanding Mexicans I
had ever seen came out and saluted me with
"Buena 'dias, Senior" I do not know what
prompted me at that instant TO pretend that
did not understand Spanish, and acting as
if / did not understand what he had said I
asked If he could speak English. On his am
swering in the affirmative I said that If he
had no objections would wait and rest N.Y.
self there under the veranda until some
friends Of mine, who were 10 leave Paso Del
Nortc about an hour after started, arrived.
He gave his assent in surly manner and
asked If wished to order anything. An
swering, mot at present." turned tolook at
the two men who had dismounted, tied their
horses and heard our conversation. Although
they were well mounted and richly dressed
in the style affected by Mexican vaqueros,
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
Too Early in the Season.

Young Wife, took great pains with that
cucumber salad, John, and ! hope you en-
joyed it,
Husband CAUTIOUSLY Pm afraid, my dear,
that took great pains with it, too.-Ne~
York Sun.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
PICTURESQUE B. & 0.

Ticket Agents everywhere furnish informa-
ton, rates, ETC., ETC., and 10 Is sure TO lead 90
saving Of money 20 become posted thoroughly
as TO the advantages of the Baltimore and Ohio
for trip anywhere between the East and the
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
FAIR PLAY ALL AROUND

So dear to the American Idea Of a
square deal, 1t Is good thing that
this necessity has been realized
and the great power of Congress in
voked to bring them to proper
sense of the situation. The
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

yAnd yet the
/ great city has
shown human
I, ity enough to
I re p t it's
nameless dead.
For nearly if
not quite two
centuries the
rendered victims
the rivers and
bodies of those
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

only number between 100 and $50 a year,
and Providence so operates that not all of
these are doomed to nameless graves.
But the great majority In this silent
army that marches forever to our Pot
ter's field are those who die in the hOspit-
ais and asylums and are known by name
and previous occupation, but are not
claimed or cared for by relations OF
friends, if any such they have. Next in
number come the dead of the poor most
shocking and pitiful of all-the dead
whom the city tears from the loving but
helpless arms of kindred too poor to min
lister to their last necessities. All these
thousands are collected, at the rate Of
nearly score day, by the municipal
dead-wagon. Nothing, it seems to me, is
more interesting in the government of
our city than the work of the dead
wagon. Not five thousand Of our citi-
zens know it when they see it, or could
describe it. Few comparatively ever
heard of it. In truth there is nothing
peculiar about it, It is an undertaker's
wagon, q black, lightly-made vehicle,
boxed over and with double doors in the
back, but without any name or number
anywhere upon it. With this becoming
modesty of appearance 1t goes upon its
endless, busy rounds, silently seeking
that which is somehow essential to our
vast accumulation of humanity and vet
which disgraces our civilization, our
Christianity, aye, and our humanity.
This dead wagon lies up at Bellevue
Hospital, where word is sent Of every
death in which the city must interest it.
self. A man falls dead in the street, a
babe les imam asylum, Q hospital charity
patient passes away, q vagrant surrenders
a wrecked life in station-h0use cell, a
ruin of dissipated humanity eynires In a
lodging house or cheap hotel, or a
drowned person is found in the water and
tied to a wharf. In every such instance
word is sent from the precinct station
house to the driver of the dead wagon
and he leaps to his seat and goes in search
of his mortuary freight. Each unknown
arrival is photographed, all possible
means of Identification are advertised
and the vacated tenement of clay" is
kept for twenty-four or forty-eight hours,
during which time all who seek missing
friends or relatives are at perfect liberty
to visit the dead-house and prosecute
their search there. A record is kept of
each case and the system of burial is such
that even after the passage of many years
any remains may be recovered and re-
moved. Isl s.s.-:5s .
At night the deadboat slips alongside
the dead house and receives its gruesome
freig hit.
--.AS Like the
g. .~...s wagon that
i * sezs=ssss worksincog-
# s-z2.saSs:--c nito amid
-S6S~ the virile
=. .-.9S hustle of the
y living multi
90 49, tude, there
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C-EfllMA
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is nothing 80
in the APP tn e.
Of this boat -..-J-
to betray
its @|func-
ton to the
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

The morgue Of New York is closed
to the public. No longer can those
whose morbid tastes incline them that
way linger amid the shocking scenes
there, coming and going Of their own
free will as they used to, and making
the presence Of the unknown dead rem
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

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for our city MEAZ1NII1
fathers are thor A1|U M% lIIE
oughly con- CJNffTZ44E
WINGED that the blHs;lls<sIM4sI9
method did not SHlA5~flN
serve the pur- s!14.JX
pose for which E1xis 8R1H
81 & Y" 's. 's si;'sss., III
only the vicious .sss.,,.
and vagrant 80
part of the population availed them.
selves Of the privilege, and as to the
strangers that strayed into the tomblike
room, no good came of their visits
Instead Of aiding identification, pull
licity hindered 1t, for timid and gentle
folks shrank from inspecting the dead
under the gaze of an idle crowd, and even
when glance showed them that the
body they were seeking was lying before
them they went away without making q
sign of recognition rather than betray
their secrets, their shame or their grief
for the edifcauon of heartless on.
lockers. tI E.%E.
Now the whitc-washed basement win
dows once so full of shrinking interest 10
so many who used to pass them at the
foot of East Twenty-sixth street, Withhold
daring to venture in behind them
are closed. The gate Is locked. dust
has settled on the stills and copings and
the place not only looks but is as lifeless
as the objects IL was built TO receive. The
slabs are idle, the showering faucets ovel
them are dry and abandoned, the room Il
dark and deserted. The new "lead-house'
the city has built has taken the place oil
the morgue. IL is only seventy five feet
away from the old one, but 1t might al
well be ten miles distant so far as the pub
lie Is concerned, for Il Is within the higl
walled yard Of Bellevue Hospital, entranc,
TO which can only be had by those having
business there. This desd-house is /
great barn-like iron building built above
The water and possessed of q cement
1oor and ventilated roof. Il Is an awe
some place only to those who are very
imaginative, for in plain fact IL is lighI
and clean and wholesome TO the senses
The sunshine pours in the great door
ways and the fresh breath Of the rive
blows constantly through IL. Its onl,
furniture is a light iron framework
around the sides, on which the plain pin,
collins made In the city's workshop res
when they are filled awaiting removal.
Six thousand seven hundred dead ar,
taken 10 this place every year. Not al
are nameless. The dead of the watersid'
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

~ h,, sp;aass
- sm.uns :
1aauIra.Is
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$3.50
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
THE MORGUE.
now A GREAT CITY TAKES CARE
OF IT'S DEAD.

The Foreign Practice Of Exposing the
Bodies OF the Unknown Dead to Public
View Abandoned The Modern Charon
That Conveys 6,7OO Corpses Every Year.
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14


the wages when due. The result was the
Chinese quit work and notified the Six Com
panies in San Francisco of their situation.
At that time was in the employ of the
companies, and they sent me to the scene of
the strike to find out how matters stood, and
If necessary to engage transportation for the
Chinese to San Francisco, in which case l
should have to take the men across the coun-
try from Eresnillo to Mazatlan, distance of
about 200 miles. From Mazatlan they could
take passage on the steamer for San Fran
cisco. Before leaving the companies gave
me 81 900 in gold coin, so that would have
fundsto buy provisions, pay fares, etc.
/ went by rail from San Francisco to Ell
Paso; from there crossed the river to Paso
Del Norte on the Mexican side; from there to
my point of destination proposed to go
horseback. intended to send my money
by stage or express, but when learned that
the charges would be two per cent. and that
the company would net become responsible
if the money should be taken en- route by
the road agents, as they politely call high
way robbers, determined to carry the
money myself. So tying it up in strong
canvas bag rolled it up in blankets and
fastened it securely to my saddle and mount
ing my broncho started on my long jour
ney. had gone but few miles when
heard the sound of horses feet striking the
hardroad. Looking back, Isaw two horsemen
about quarter of mile in my rear.
Not caring for company that did not know
i'm the wild country that was in, put
spurs to my broncho to increase his speed.
found that the men behind me also increased
their speed so that they maintained about
the same distance from ME as they did when
1 first discovered them. After going six OF
eight miles and finding could not outstrip
them, checked my horse to walk; the
men behind me did the same thing. My
suspicious were now fully aroused and
made up my mind that if reached the sta
ton of San Jose, the first one on the road
after leaving Paso Del Norte, / would remain
there until either found out who the men
behind me were or until had company could
depend on. Soon after, on turning bend in
the road, came in sight of the station. 1t
was nothing but a low-roofed, Il
one-story adobe house, witha ~
yeranda in front and SXS
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14
MY NARROW ESCAPE.
A Matter-of-Fact Account Of a
Personal Adventure.
[ Copyrighted. 1ss7..l

ONE six or seven
ago there
were about 800 Chi
nese employed un-
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

Tor our city
fathers are thor
oughly con-
WINGED that the
method did not
serve the pur-
pose for which
Il was intended.
Of the citizens,
only the vicious
and vagrant
Durham daily recorder., 1887-05-14

devious for
idle pleasure.
Corporation $
are sou Hess
as we know.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07
Hand Fur Glove.

In a quiet village on the Connecticut
River. in Massachusetts,, where The
good people have been in the habit OF
sending a "missionary box to the
West every year for half a century or
more, this very remarkable incident
occurred: The usual notice was given
from the p ulpit requesting the families
to send tn Cir contributions of clothing.
etc., to a family named. to- be appraised
and arranged for shipment to a clergy.
mans family in the West. The articles
of clothing. IN usual varie ty, were re-
ceived, and among them was a very
fine fur glove for the left hand. the
right-hand glove hav ing been lost.
The LADY donating the glove ae-
companied it with a note explaining
why she sent it, and asked the ladies in
charge OF the box to exercise their
Judgment as TO the propriety of putting
it with the rest. The matter was dis.
cuSsed by the ladies who packed the
box, and they finally decided to send
the odd glove, attaching the donors
note to it.
III uute t'Lhe inc clergyman sent his
letter of acknowledgment, stating that
the art cles were very nice and accent.
able, just what they needed, and they
were made happy and warm By the
generous gifts of their Eastern friends.
adding, 81 want to thank you especially
for the left-hand fur glove. During the
late war l lost my right hand, and this
glove is my great comfort as l drive
over the prairies when the thermometer
ranges far below zorro. Please thank
the donor for her opportune gift"
know these are facts. No one knew
anything in particular about this
minister. not that he had been a soldier
even. 1t is a remarkable coincidence.
and may interest those who notice
providences. Those who notice pro.
vidences Will have providences tc
notice" So says Matthew HENRY
Evangelist.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07

under my left arm without doing more
than scratch ng. Of course | went bach
at him as quick as the Lord would lei
me, and got there. Now you see why
I have a poor opinion Of double-acting
pistols. That fellow never missed q
man before, and if he had had his OLD
pistol | would be a dead man now.
people out here are good judges Oh
weapons. then?" !.
..Are theyP Well, you can depend
upon it that we know good weapons
when we get hold of them. I'll bet
you can't 60 on a ranch and give away
q 44-caliber pistol -,
..Why, because they are too smallF'
.Oh no; the boys have simply found
out that 44-caliber pistols alw avs
..catch." That is. the cartridge ch am
Der always gets hot after one or two
shots. swells up and won't revolve. NO
one knows why this is so. and | can't
explain it. But it's a fact, although the
manufacturers sit in their offices in the
east and call the boys liars by mail
that's safe. you know. The 44-caliber
pistol has been the death of many a
man. but almost always the man who
held it. You see the other fellow got
in his work while the 44-caliber was on
a strike. For this reason we boycott
them along with self-cockers. Give us
a good single-acting revolver and we
don't ask anything better. "-Sonta
Fe, NeaD Me1ico, Cor. ST. Louis Repn6-
Icdn.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07
Wilkins Wit.

Idleness is Hell's walking delegate.
The Jews were the first boy cutters.
Mans humanity to man makes
countless thousands trust.
Hades is very much like a theatre.
The bald dead men are to be found in
the pit.
How many men would marry their
'doxy' if they could only do it by proxy.
The cast-iron platitudes of life a
never harmonic with the philosophy
of steal.
The gambler who follows his ante, is
often obliged to hunt up his Uncle
A man welded to 4 bad passion hath
a vixen for a wife.
Life is Il three act drama. youth,
middle age and old age. The specta-
tors go out between the second and
third act.
Hot gin cocktails mixed with beef
tea are the latest. They are called
oxv-gin punch.
The only thing that can get over the
ground at Il livelier rate of speed than
an electric current is SANDER.
There is a manufacturer at Cohoes
so opposed to strikes, that he has eNclu-
ied all clocks from his residence, that
strike the hour of day.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07

he perceived that he was slowly .gravi-
tating earthward again; with II cry Of
anguish he fell upon the floor of tie
car, unconscious.
When. he again regained conscious
ness, he was laying upon the ground
and some one was bending over him.
A tear fell on his face. He opened his
eyes YEARLY.
..Mirandy, poor girl" he murmured.
His head sank, his eyes became glaz-
ed; the seal of the angel of death was
set on his face.
Suddenly. the clouds parted over
head and a ray CT sunshine passed
through. The dying man half rose to
his feet. and as he fell back into NJ T.
andv's arms, a look of ecstasy came
over his c~ountenance. which but faint
ly reflected the JOY of his released
spirit as it cleaved its way upward. and
still upward, to those bright regions
of heavenly bl SIS which it had SO lately
quilted john Ford harbour, in The
Current.